A/N: DragonKnight159 here again with another update to the crossover. For those of you that hate story/character development don't worry, there's a (hopefully) epic fight coming up next couple chapters. Until then SonicCrazyGal and I would love to hear any feedback or CC you have. Enjoy!


Chaos Sonic and Silver attempted to regain their composure after they had shifted with Sonic. The blue hedgehog walked around as if this was normal for him. As he did, Silver looked around at the house they had landed in. It was nice, not overly lavish but not a hovel like he was used to hiding in. The most outlandish thing in the living area was a grand piano.

"What's with the keys?" Chaos Sonic asked, plopping down on the couch. "And whose place are we at anyway?"

"Mine. You have an issue with that?" Sonic asked from the kitchen. When he came back he tossed a bottle to both hedgehogs who caught them with ease.

"Beer? Seriously?" Chaos Sonic asked, unsure of his alternate self.

"What's 'beer'?" Silver asked but popped the cap off anyway, taking a cautious drink. For all he knew this was still his father and was just being more creative in how he killed him. That thought evaporated when he tasted the beer and his eyes widened in excitement. "Oh wow!"

"It's just beer," Sonic said. Either this kid was seriously sheltered or had honestly never heard of the drink. "And not even the good stuff."

"I'll pass, thanks," Chaos Sonic said, setting the bottle on the coffee table. "And besides, is this really the time for drinking? I thought we had more pressing issues."

"You ruined my Saturday," Sonic said, glowering at him. "Besides, I have a hard time taking anyone who won't show their face seriously. So either enjoy the drink or remove the cloak and get talkin'." Chaos Sonic sighed and lowered his hood, revealing his pale fur and the Emerald in his forehead. Sonic dropped his bottle onto the carpet where it spilled. Silver was too busy with his drink to notice the change until he had drained the bottle and turned to see what had distracted Sonic so much. It took a few moments but Sonic finally managed to stammer out, "I...that's...but how...?"

"What did you do?!" Silver yelled, jumping off the couch as green energy wrapped around him. "Who...what are you?"

"Looks like I got both this time," Chaos Sonic muttered, shaking his head. "My name is Chaos Sonic and I'm from an alternate reality. Happy?"

"Alternate what now?" Sonic asked, oblivious to his spilled drink. "And what was your name?"

"Chaos Sonic, and yes I said alternate reality," the hedgehog repeated and then pointed to the spilled beverage. "You might want to get that." Sonic muttered a curse and quickly picked the bottle up. He twisted his wrist with two fingers pointing up and the liquid left the carpet and went back into the bottle. He went back to the kitchen and retrieved a fresh bottle for him and Silver who was still glowing. "How did you do that?"

"You first," Sonic retorted. "Making beer leave the carpet, unstained even, is not even half as interesting as hearing why I'm staring at a glowing version of myself that has a gem sticking out of his forehead. Seriously, does it hurt? Or are your thoughts crystal clear on the matter?" Chaos Sonic groaned at the bad joke.

"Please just stop there," he all but begged. "You have no idea how many times I've heard that line. Anyway, you're taking this all in rather well."

"You aren't the strangest thing that's..." Sonic paused, looking off to the side as he contemplated something. "Scratch that, you are the weirdest thing I've ever seen and that's saying something. Also, you might wanna call him off before he puts a hole in my wall." Chaos Sonic turned to Silver just as a tendril of energy shot past his head.

"I'm on your side, Silver," he explained calmly, his hands in front of him. "I just want to help."

"That's what my old man said as he slaughtered my friends!" the silver hedgehog snarled, preparing to let loose another attack. "And you look as strange and as powerful as him!" Before Chaos Sonic say anything else Sonic was in Silver's face, grabbing the back of the younger hedgehog's head and slamming their foreheads together. The energy around Silver dissipated as he held his head. "Ow! What the hell was that for?"

"The 'hog said he's on our side, so cool it," Sonic explained, grabbing a chair and sitting down across from the other two. "Now, which one of you wants to go first?" Chaos Sonic volunteered, giving Sonic a brief rundown about how he had become one with his world's Chaos Emeralds and the duties he had been charged with since. It was several minutes before he finished and Silver was still occupied with the growing welt on his head, pressing the still cold bottle against it.

"So you're telling me that alternate realities exist? And that it's your job to protect them?" Sonic asked after taking a few moments. Chaos Sonic nodded. "And here I thought my job sucked."

"It doesn't help that I'm still getting used to these powers either," Chaos Sonic said. "I'm getting better quickly but it's also why I need your help for this one."

"You mentioned your old man was tied up in all this," Sonic said, turning to Silver. "Just who is this guy?"

"He single-handedly wiped out nearly all life on my world," the hedgehog explained, taking the drink off his head and taking a swig before putting it back on. "He used to be a hero. Then a few years before I was born this black star fell from the sky, leaving only a shard behind. He found it and used its power to stop Eggman." Sonic raised an eyebrow. "You probably know him as Robotnik. After Eggman was imprisoned my old man went about stopping every single villain on the planet."

"That's a hell of a feat," Sonic admitted with a low whistle.

"This is actually the short version," Silver continued, smirking. "My mom used to tell me the story when I was young and it's a few hours long. Besides, I'm not sure how much of it she exaggerated. Anyway, at last there's world peace and I finally get to really know the guy. You wouldn't believe it but he was a lot like you. But when Eggman broke out of prison he ended up killing someone named Boomer and it sent my dad over the edge. He ripped Eggman apart in the middle of Station Square for the entire world to see. When G.U.N. tried to intervene they were next to go down, quickly followed by the entire city. By the time he came home his fur was completely black and his eyes red.

"Then things were fine for a while. Mom was happy, I was happy, even Dad was happy. Then when I was thirteen he left again. Mom was worried that he was losing control of his power. I only found out after she'd left that he'd destroyed an entire continent because the central government there wanted him to give up his power. So Mom figured if anyone could talk him down it was her and told me to meet her after a few days." Silver closed his eyes and took several breaths before continuing. "When I met her I had to watch as my father disintegrated her with a smile on his face." He held his arms up as the marking on his limbs began to gently glow. "When I refused to join him he gave me these, saying that if I really wanted to stop him then I would need power."

Both Sonics were silent, letting the information Silver had shared sink in. "You're right," Sonic finally said. "Your old man is a monster and he needs to be stopped." He turned to Chaos Sonic who was still a bit shocked at hearing the full story. "What makes you think that he's coming here?"

"He would've followed Silver," he explained, shaking his head to clear his thoughts. "He's gained enough power that he could conquer any world he feels like, including this one, and he's definitely evil and ambitious enough to do it. Simply put we need to stop him before he destroys your world too."

"One last thing," Sonic said. "I've been getting the feeling that you're both avoiding telling me who this guy is. I'll help you stop him but I want to know who we're up against. Because if it means fighting another version of myself I'd like to know before we meet him." Chaos Sonic looked at Silver. He was prepared to tell this Sonic the truth but at the same time felt that Silver should be the one to say it.

"My father's name is Sonic Hedgehog," Silver said after a few moments. "Happy?"

"Not really but I did ask for it," Sonic replied, mentally wincing at the thought of another version of him committing those atrocities. "So what's the plan, assuming we have one?"

"We can't go at him head on," Silver explained. "I've seen him wipe out armies that way. Ambushing him would be difficult and would require knowing where he's going to be."

"We need to find a way to neutralize his powers first," Chaos Sonic added, turning to Sonic. "Still, Silver has a point about figuring out where he'll go. Is there anything about your world that you think we should know about that could possibly attract an insane and evil hedgehog?" Sonic sighed, sitting back in the chair.

"Yeah there is and I can't believe I didn't think of it before now," he said, mentally slapping himself. "Under New Mobotropolis there's a temple. Inside said temple is sealed an incredible evil that calls itself Xiaxos. That kind of power would probably draw him right in."

"Then he'll attempt to take this Xiaxos' power for himself," Silver said, his voice panicked but Sonic just laughed.

"Xiaxos is basically a god," he told the younger hedgehog, "and even if your old man did manage to free him Xiaxos would either devour him or press him into his service." Sonic's mirth faded as his eyes narrowed. "Still, I don't want him serving Xiaxos and I sure as hell don't want him freeing Xiaxos. As for neutralizing his powers I've got nothing." They sat there in silent contemplation until Silver came to a realization.

"Wait a sec," he said. "You've seen and heard about our abilities but we don't know anything about yours. I can attest to the fact that you're insanely powerful and can use some kinda weird magic but I'd like to know how."

"Yeah, what's with that?" Chaos Sonic added, his curiosity piqued. "I saw you fix the building Silver smashed up and I've been trying to figure out what it is. I can't do those kinds of things yet so I'm curious as to why you can. "

"My soul was infused with wind energy," Sonic explained with a sigh. "In short, it allows me to use a variety of magic but my specialty is wind. That's how I pulled the beer out of the carpet and it's how I repaired a building on the spot. I've got a few other tricks up my sleeve but I'm hoping not to push it that far."

"We might need it."

"Then we'll cross that bridge when we come to it." Chaos Sonic said quickly. He wanted to push the issue but the look in Sonic's eyes made him think twice about it. Before he could say anything more an alarm sounded through the house. Chaos Sonic seemed curious but Silver was up in arms again. "What's up, Zeta?" Sonic asked, killing the alarm. A young female lynx materialized near the stairs wearing a purple and green kimono with chopsticks holding her hair in a bun. "Nice outfit by the way. Where'd you find this one?"

"While I'd normally be happy to tell you," Zeta replied, "we've received word of an attack on New Mobotropolis. Based on the conversation I heard I think that it's safe to assume Silver's father has arrived. Should I let the Senate know you have this handled?"

"Do it." Sonic checked to make sure he had his sword before turning to the other two hedgehogs. "Looks like the strategy meeting is over. You guys ready?" They both nodded just as they disappeared in a burst of wind. A few minutes later Sally and Mina returned from their trip to the Market District, their arms carrying bags of groceries, clothes and other items.

"Sonic?" Mina called but there was no response. "That's weird. I figured after that scuffle in the Boroughs he'd come back here. There's even a few bottles out."

"Sonic drinks?" Sally asked, raising an eyebrow. "That's a new one."

"Sonic left with two other individuals to New Mobotropolis," Zeta explained as her head rematerialized. "You just missed them in fact. They're responding to news of an attack." Sally was about to ask why Nicole hadn't gotten the alert when her own computer began to beep. She pulled the unit off her belt loop and opened her up.

"Speak of the devil," Sally muttered. "No offense Nicole but I think I'm gonna take the R&D guys up on the offer to upgrade your hardware." The computer gave something resembling a sigh and shut down in protest. "Mina, can you get us to where Sonic is?"

"I should be able to," the mongoose said. "Let me change first and we'll be on our way. While I'm doing that give Kiarra and Eric a call, let them know what's going on. It can't be a good sign if Sonic is taking help from the get-go."